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Nearly one in four children skip toothbrushing
A new survey has revealed that nearly a quarter of children (24%) skip toothbrushing altogether because they ‘forget or become…
Dentistry
News you’ve missed this week – 15 March 2025
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…
Dentistry
Will supervised toothbrushing be effective? The profession reacts
The dental profession speaks out following the news that a national supervised toothbrushing scheme will be rolled out in early…
Dentistry
Supervised toothbrushing launched in UK schools
A national supervised toothbrushing programme will be rolled out for UK children aged three to five from April, the government…
Oral health
Calls for government action on supervised toothbrushing disparity
Supervised toothbrushing provision varies greatly between different UK areas according to new research, as experts criticise the government’s failure to…
Dentistry
Caries linked to lack of supervised brushing in childhood, study says
A new study found that more than half of participants who had dental caries were not supervised when brushing their…
Dentistry
Labour pledges supervised toothbrushing during free breakfast clubs
Dental experts have welcomed the Labour Party’s pledge to implement a supervised toothbrushing scheme during ‘fully funded’ breakfast clubs. In…
Dentistry